A time of outdoor adventure and learning to live on my own January 08, 2024
By A student (Earth Science, Middlebury College) - abroad from 06/26/2023 to 11/02/2023 with
Frontiers Abroad: New Zealand Earth Systems
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned a lot about how to live on my own. For example: buying my own groceries, making meals, and figuring out how to occupy myself in my free time.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Some classes I took were challenging, while others were easier |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
While I had some issues with the program, they were largely outweighed by positive experiences, great learning opportunities, and fun adventures. |
Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | Probably a little over $100usd a week |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Doing large grocery shops so you can have food for a while. Limit eating out at restaurants. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Take advantage of every opportunity to travel and explore, because your time there will be gone before you know it. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
From Bambi to Kong: The Animal in Popular Culture |
| Course Department: | English |
| Instructor: | Annie Potts |
| Instruction Language: | English |
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Forensic Palaeontology |
| Course Department: | Geology |
| Instructor: | Catherine Reid, Matiu Prebble, Jamie Shulmeister, Vanesa De Pietri and Paul Scofield |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The course was challenging but had aspects that were very interesting. I did not like that the instructor/lecturer would change every few weeks. The teachers had differing teaching styles which made for a harder learning environment. |
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Field-focused Research Methods |
| Course Department: | Geology |
| Instructor: | Sarah Smithies |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This class was run by Frontiers Abroad, and it built up to a final manuscript and presentation on a group project. I really enjoyed the class and my group. It also incorporated some field work and it was powerful to be working on actual issues that effected local communities. |
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Te Tiriti: The Treaty of Waitangi |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | Phillip Borell |
| Instruction Language: | English |
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